Welcome to
Steps to Buy NI

For many people buying a home, especially their first home, can be quite daunting.

There are many things to consider such as whether buying a home now is the right thing to do, how to go about finding a suitable home and what is the process involved.

Steps to Buy NI is a new website designed to help you navigate your way through the home buying process. Whether you are simply exploring your housing options, thinking about taking your first step onto the property ladder or currently going through the process, Steps to Buy NI can help you on your journey and signpost you to other sources of information.

First you can consider whether home ownership is for you. You can choose to either buy or rent and explore the various routes to home ownership that you can take. It’s all about finding out what works best for you.

If you decide that home ownership is for you, we’ve designed a step by step guide that will take you through the home buying process – telling you who does what and what comes next.

From time to time we will keep you updated through our news articles so that you can always be a step ahead in the search for your new home.

The Steps to Buy NI website has been developed by Co-Ownership. It is designed to give information on the home buying process to everyone who is interested in buying a home.